Randolph is a

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Cattaraugus County Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...

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, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2020 census. The town was named after

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. The town of Randolph contains a former village called

. The town also contains most of the former village of East Randolph, the rest of which is located in the town of Conewango. Randolph is on the west border of the county, roughly halfway between the cities of

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and Jamestown.

History

The town of Randolph sits on the vast tracts of land which were originally owned by the

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. The region was first settled around 1820. The first settler was Edmund Fuller, who arrived from Oneida County in 1820 and built a log cabin. The town of Randolph was formed in 1826 from part of the town of Conewango. On March 7, 1826, citizens assembled for their first annual meeting to select the town supervisor and other officials. In 1847, the town was divided to form the town of South Valley. In 1867, the village of Randolph was incorporated. The village of East Randolph was incorporated in 1881. In 2010, the citizens of both villages voted to dissolve the incorporation, and they reverted to being hamlets within the town, with part of East Randolph becoming once again part of the town of Conewango, effective 2011.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.61%, is water. Randolph is located on the west border of the county, next to Chautauqua County. The

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( Interstate 86 and

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) crosses the town, with access from Exits 15 and 16.

New York State Route 241 New York State Route 241 (NY 241) is a north–south state highway in Cattaraugus County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 394 in the hamlet of Randolph and its northe ...

is a highway in the northeast part of the town, and

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is an east-west highway in the northern part of the town.

Adjacent towns and areas

The west border of the town is next to the town of

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in Chautauqua County. To the south is the town of South Valley. The town of Conewango is to the north, and the town of Coldspring is to the east.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,681 people, 1,007 households, and 702 families residing in the town. The

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was 74.1 people per square mile (28.6/km²). There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24%

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, 0.90%

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, 0.48% Native American, 0.26%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.15% from

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, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.60% of the population. There were 1,007 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,485, and the median income for a family was $39,570. Males had a median income of $30,888 versus $20,586 for females. The

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for the town was $15,860. About 4.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Randolph

*Battle Creek – A stream flowing through the center of the town. *Bowen – A

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on County Road 8 in the central part of the town. *Carr Corners – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town. * East Randolph – The hamlet of East Randolph is partly in the town. *Little Conewango Creek – A stream in the northeast part of the town. *

– The hamlet of Randolph, the first place settled, is in the northeast corner of the town at a junction of NY Routes 394 and 241. *Vollentine – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town, south of Bowen.

References

External links

Town of Randolph official website

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